Improvement in paper boxes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..4

WILLIAM H. SWIFT, OF WILMINGTON, DEL., ASSIGNOR TO THE SWIFT AND GOURTNEY AND BEEGHER COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No; 192,883, dated July 10, 1877 application led June 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SWIFT, of Wilmington, county of New Castle, and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in -Papcr Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon.

This invention consists mainly in the combination of' acontinuous tubular case or box, divided by proper indicating-marks into separate sections, with a series of drawers corresponding in number with these sections, these parts together uniting to form a single package for transportation and sale, which afterward may be divided, if desired, into several individual packages, to suit the convenience of the consumer.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved paper box; Fig. 2, a central longitudinal sectional ele-V vation of the same; and Fig. 3 side elevations, representing various forms of divisionmarks.

To enable others skilled in the art to make my improved box, I will now proceed tofully describe the same.

A represents a tubular box or case, of any proper length, which is divided into any proper number of sections by marks of any proper kindf' A 1f desired, this division may be indicated simply by the usual impressions uponthe box 5 but a definite line may also be employed, in which case it'may be formed by printing, scoring, or perforating.

B represents a series of drawers, corresponding in number with the sections of the case. When the drawers are in place it will be observed, as shown in Fig. 2, that they coirespoud in position with the division-marks of the case, so that the tube may be readily separated, in any proper manner, into individual boxes, if'desired.

By means of this invention a package of any desired length, for transportation or sale, is readily obtained, which afterward, if desired, may be separated into individual parts, to suit the convenience of the consumer.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The paper box described, consisting of a tubular case, sectionally divided, as described, in combination with a series of drawers corresponding in number.

2. A tubular case, partially divided into sections by scoring or perforating, as described.

This spectication signed and witnessed this 15th day of June, 1877.

WM. H. SWIFT.

Witnesses:

H. W. BEADLE, MAMIE E. STALLINGS. 

